diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/celery/worker/start b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/celery/worker/start
index 4ddcfa137..16341fdd1 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/celery/worker/start
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/celery/worker/start
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 
 
-watchfiles celery.__main__.main --args '-A config.celery_app worker -l INFO'
+exec watchfiles celery.__main__.main --args '-A config.celery_app worker -l INFO'